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Lufthansa: City Airlines will launch later
Actually, City Airlines, the latest start-up of the Lufthansa Group, should have been in the air long ago. However, there have been delays. It is now assumed that it will be the beginning of 2024
Engine problem: 8,5-hour sightseeing flight with Lufthansa from Frankfurt to Frankfurt
The passengers on Lufthansa flight LH8,5 traveled from Frankfurt am Main to Frankfurt am Main on September 712, 13 in 2023 hours. The Boeing 747-400 used with the registration
Winter 2023/24: Air China reactivates Shenzhen-Frankfurt
The airline Air China intends to fly three times a week between Shenzhen and Frankfurt am Main again in the 2023/24 winter flight schedule. This route was temporarily discontinued at the start of the corona pandemic. The
Resignations: UFO union gets new leadership
A change in leadership is imminent at the flight attendant union UFO. Chairman Daniel Kassa Mbuambi and board member Anja Bronstert are stepping down from their positions. This makes new elections for both positions necessary. First
Lufthansa is increasing flights to the USA
The German airline Lufthansa is planning to expand its flight schedule from Frankfurt and Munich. The focus is clearly on US travel destinations, as can be seen in the flight shot to Seattle and Minneapolis
Lufthansa no longer flies to Erbil
The German airline Lufthansa will remove the route between Frankfurt and Erbil from its flight program. The last flight on this route is scheduled to take place on October 28th, when air traffic was completely suspended
Eurowings relies on Varna and Burgas
Eurowings is further expanding its route portfolio towards Southeast Europe and will be flying to the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria for the first time this summer - the holiday destinations Varna and Burgas will be added. The whole program
Palma: Eurowings Europe is taking off again
The Lufthansa subsidiary Eurowings Europe will take off again on June 27, 2020 at 7 a.m. after a three-month flight break. The “first flight” will be on the Palma de Mallorca-Hanover route.
Supervisory board approves Tuifly downsizing
Now it is fixed: The fleet of the German Tuifly is halved and around 700 employees have to leave. The VC criticizes the decision. The supervisory board of Tui AG announced on Thursday
Lufthansa is stationing A350-1000 in Munich
Lufthansa will use the ten Airbus A350-1000 long-haul aircraft ordered primarily from Munich. There they are to supplement the existing A350-900 fleet. Perspectively, older four-radiators will be replaced. Surprised on Thursday
Munich: Eurowings Discover continues to fly for Lufthansa
Airbus A2023s operated by Eurowings Discover are also to be used from Munich under Lufthansa flight numbers in the 320 summer flight schedule. According to available flight plan data, the wet lease cooperation has been extended until at least the end of October 2023. Out of
Charter: Nesma records Munich-Hurghada
On behalf of a tour operator, the Egyptian airline Nesma Airlines will operate a non-stop connection between Munich and Hurghada from March 5, 2023. Initially, it will fly once a week. Usually will
Croatia Airlines with a strong presence in Germany
In the 2023 summer timetable, Croatia Airlines will offer more flights between Germany and Croatia than ever before. It is currently planned that there should be 69 connections per week. become of it
Summer 2023: Condor relies heavily on Antalya
In the 2023 summer timetable, the holiday airline Condor is once again focusing heavily on Antalya flights. This destination was not in the route network last year. In addition to Frankfurt and Düsseldorf, this destination is also available
Nouvelair continues to expand its presence in Germany
The airline Nouvelair will offer three more Germany destinations from Tunis in the 2023 summer flight schedule. These are Berlin and Düsseldorf, which are to be served from April 2023, and
Stuttgart: Air France-KLM passengers can use the new airport lounge
The new “Airport Lounge” is now available to Air France-KLM passengers at Stuttgart Airport. Business class travelers and passengers with SkyTeam Elite Plus status have free access. The new exclusive waiting area
Stuttgart with 60 destinations in winter 2022/23
In the 2022/23 winter timetable, 29 airlines will fly to 60 destinations in 23 countries from Stuttgart Airport. With 34 destinations, Eurowings is the largest provider at this airport. During the winter period
Strike at Eurowings also leads to flight cancellations in Stuttgart
In the collective bargaining dispute at the airline Eurowings, the Vereinigung Cockpit pilots’ union has called for a three-day nationwide strike on Monday, October 17th, Tuesday, October 18th and Wednesday, October 19th. Also the
Tus Airways is significantly reducing its presence in Germany
The Cypriot Tus Airways actually wanted to fly to Paphos from Nuremberg, Hamburg and Düsseldorf in the current 2022 summer timetable period. Actually, because the current state of things one has
Nuremberg: Global Airways flies for Corendon Europe
The newly founded airline Global Airways, based in Vilnius, started commercial flight operations on May 21, 2022. So far, only one Airbus A320-200 is on the new provider's AOC
1. FC Nürnberg got its own “Club Gate”.
Nuremberg Airport has designed a gate and passenger boarding bridge in the design of Bundesliga soccer club 1. FC Nürnberg. This was officially opened on Wednesday by the airport managers and representatives of the sports club. Already
Role model Jetblue: Eurowings wants to get away from the cheap image
The airline Eurowings wants to discard the image as a low-cost airline. With additional services, they want to be clearly different from low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and Wizz Air. In the future you want to be like that
Tus Airways picks up Paphos from Dusseldorf, Hamburg and Nuremberg
In the 2022 summer timetable, Tus Airways is offering non-stop flights to Paphos in Cyprus from Düsseldorf, Tel Aviv, Hamburg, Nuremberg and Paris-Charles de Gaulle. These are to be carried out seasonally for the time being. New
Even more wet leases for Eurowings: Avion Express flies eleven A320s
True to the motto "it can be a bit more", the number of Airbus A320s that Avion Express will fly on behalf of Eurowings will increase to eleven.
Düsseldorf: Condor cancels Beirut flights
Contrary to the original announcement, the holiday airline Condor will not fly between Germany and Lebanon in the 2022 summer flight schedule. The Beirut flights planned from Düsseldorf were canceled and in the meantime also from the
Düsseldorf: Alltours increases Condor charter flights
The German tour operator Alltours will launch 2022 additional full charter flights to Palma de Mallorca from Düsseldorf Airport in March 16. These are to be carried out by the holiday airline Condor. Further stops
Verdi announces strike at Dusseldorf airport
The German trade union Verdi is calling on security workers at Düsseldorf Airport to walk out on Friday. Air passenger control, personnel and goods controls as well as the wheelchair service are affected by the warning strike. According to the declaration of the employee representatives
Air Serbia takes on Belgrade-Cologne/Bonn
From May 18, 2023, Air Serbia will also fly between Belgrade and Cologne/Bonn on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. It is the second after Nis
CGN: Aegean Airlines flies to Athens and Thessaloniki
In the coming year, the Greek airline will offer even more options for traveling to Greece from Cologne/Bonn Airport. From March 27, 2023, the airline will fly to three times a week
CGN: Per security check slot
Starting today, Cologne Bonn Airport is offering a new service for travelers called “CGNGateWay”. In future, passengers will be able to book online from 72 hours before their departure on the homepage of the
Swissport appoints Ivan Nash Vila as its new CFO
The aviation service provider Swissport has appointed Ivan Nash Vila as its new CFO. He will take up the post of CFO on October 1, as Swissport announced on Monday. Since August the
Dortmund: Wizz Air reactivates Larnaka
The low-cost airline Wizz Air wants to reactivate the destination Larnaka from Dortmund from October 9, 2021. Initially, the route should be operated once a week. Target group are people who have an autumn vacation
Dortmund wants to attract more switchers via OTA Kiwi
The online travel agent Kiwi and Dortmund Airport have been working together on connecting flights since September 1, 2021. The airport in the Ruhr area is mainly used by low-cost travelers who do not offer transfers,
Paderborn before bankruptcy
The German Paderborn Airport could soon file for bankruptcy under self-administration. The majority of the airport is owned by the district of Paderborn. Now there should also be a political majority for that
Flyer sets course for Hamburg
Norwegian low-cost airline Flyr plans to launch non-stop flights between Oslo and Germany's Hamburg. This will be served for the first time from autumn 2022. A specific date for the first flight has not yet been set
Weeze: Ticket seller Green Airlines wants to offer Hamburg and Heringsdorf
The German ticket seller Green Airlines intends to market charter flights to Heringsdorf and Hamburg from Weeze. The latter destination is said to be operated by an undesignated airline on Tuesday and Tuesday service days
ITA Airways sets course for Hamburg
The airline ITA Airways will connect Hamburg with Milan Linate from March 27, 2022. According to the current planning status, this route should be served daily. ITA Airways flights change departures every day
Lufthansa Technik takes over CFM56 maintenance for West Jet
West Jet has contracted its CFM56-7B engine maintenance program to Lufthansa Technik. With this agreement, the former AUA Managing Director's new employer will have access to a wide range of services, including overhaul capacity and on-site maintenance support.
Dubrovnik: Freebird takes numerous charters to Germany and Austria
Tour operator W-Touristic launches a number of charter flights to Dubrovnik. These are to be gradually included from February 21, 2022 and carried out by the Maltese Freebird Europe
Hamburg Airport with a new IT manager
Hamburg Airport has had a new IT manager in Dorothea Brons since January 1, 2022. She also manages the Airsys subsidiary. This develops, optimizes and integrates the IT systems at the airport. Dorothea
Summer 2023: El Al with 25 weekly Israel connections from Germany
The airline El Al will offer 2023 rotations per week between Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany in the 25 summer timetable. With up to eleven weekly rotations, you control the capital Berlin
German Airways flies 1. FC Union Berlin to the training camp
The footballers of 1. FC Union Berlin are on a special flight from German Airways to their training camp. The athletes and their support staff are there under flight number ZQ966 from Berlin
Easyjet cancels some routes from Germany and Switzerland
Contrary to original plans, the low-cost airline Easyjet will not be offering some routes in the 2023 summer flight schedule. In German-speaking countries, the airports in Basel, Geneva, Berlin, Cologne and Innsbruck are primarily affected.
Air Serbia flies more frequently to Vienna and Berlin
Only recently, Wizz Air announced that it would add five new routes from Belgrade and, for example, also fly to Berlin in the future. In the meantime, top dog Air Serbia has reacted and flies on some routes as well
Berlin: Air Malta Airbus A320 suffered bird strike
The airline Air Malta suffered a bird strike on December 31, 2022 involving the Airbus A320 with registration 9H-AEP. This happened shortly after take-off at the airport
Wizz Air takes on Berlin-Belgrade
The low-cost airline Wizz Air will start a non-stop connection between Berlin and Belgrade in July 2023. Initially, this new addition will be served four times a week. From July 31, 2023, Wizzair wants to
LEJ: Volga-Dnepr flies vaccines to Turkmenistan
An Ilyushin IL 76TD-90VD cargo aircraft of the Volga-Dnepr took off yesterday from Leipzig / Halle with destination Ashgabat in Turkmenistan. On board were 35 tons of vaccine, which were transported on behalf of a UN organization
Deutsche Post-DHL continues to rely on Atlas Air
The US cargo airline Atlas Air and the logistics group Deutsche Post-DHL are extending their existing cooperation. This means that the carrier will continue to operate 20 cargo aircraft for the logistics company. The two companies
Lufthansa flies again from Leipzig / Halle to Munich
The scheduled flights are offered up to twelve times a week. The AUA parent plans to expand the service to the Munich hub to include up to 14 weekly flights. Has been offering since June of this year
